Forbes columnist Steven Salzberg and author-investigator Joe Nickell will each be awarded the 2012 Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking, to be presented by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry at the CFI Summit in October.

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Matthew A. Kacar Jr.

Matthew A. Kacar Jr. is the producer and host of the Artist Connection Podcast. He conducts long-form audio interviews with artists from all walks of life. He can be found at www.artistconnectionpodcast.com.

For as long as there have been people claiming to be mediums, there have been people like composer Damon Martin to call them out. His latest Traumatosis album, Cold Reading, takes the listener on a journey that details the deceptive techniques used by people who claim an ability to talk with the dead.

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